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International Earth & Sky Photo Contest Winners Announced

Aaron Lindberg — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:57:40 +0000

Winners of the 4th International Earth and Sky Photo Contest, hosted by The World at Night (TWAN), were announced this week with some awe inspiring photographs.

TWAN is an international effort to photograph nightscape and time-lapse videos of the world’s landmarks. According to TWAN’s website “The contest was founded by TWAN and Dark Skies Awareness project in 2008 as a regional [more]

Time & Google Timelapse 30 Years Of Satellite Photography

Aaron Lindberg — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:47:00 +0000

Time and Google have created an astounding, multi-decade animated timelapse of the Earth. It is nothing short of amazing the amount of satellite photographs that has been collected and crunched. Trillions of pixels of satellite data which until now, have not been available to the public. Locations around the Earth can be searched and viewed through the latest project Timelapse: Landsat Satellite Images. [more]

Recreating An Iconic Hollywood Image Using Modern Gear

Lauren Jonas — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:37:13 +0000

Guest Writer and photographer Phillip Schmidli wanted to harken back to memories of the movie ET with this stellar shot of the moon. To do so, he placed a model in front of the full moon and shot with a telephoto to recreate that famous scene from the classic film. [more]

“The Quest For Inspiration” Documents Landscape Photographer’s Journey

Mike Wilkinson — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:29:50 +0000

Seven months ago I shared the trailer for a documentary about French Landscape Photographer Alexandre Deschaumes, as he creates stunning landscape images all over the world. His travels have taken him to Patagonia, Iceland, Austria, and more, while the time he spends in nature is the time where he seems to get the most creative. The hour long documentary is finally available (for a small fee.) [more]

Astrophotography Can Show You Places You Can Only Dream Of

Noam Galai — Thu, 02 May 2013 22:07:20 +0000

Astrophotography is one of the most interesting types of photography, but it is also one of the rarest ones. Shooting galaxies, stars and planets is among the the hardest forms of photography, and in order to do it you need to get the right equipment, and also the knowledge and techniques. [more]

Get A Free Lesson In Timelapse From Vincent Laforet

Mike Wilkinson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:18:47 +0000

DSLR Video pioneer Vincent Laforet partnered with Canon to create a 4 part instructional video series where he shares many great tips for getting started with shooting timelapse sequences. He takes viewers with him on a shoot in Bryce Canyon and explains his setup, and also goes in to detail on: finding a subject matter, lens selection, how to calculate properly to get enough frames, using intervalometers, and so much more. This is loaded with tons of great tips, a must watch if you do any timelapse work. [more]

Shooting Landscapes from Space

Joseph Gamble — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:41:53 +0000

Being in the right place at the right time is often critical for making iconic imagery. Astronaut Chris Hadfield is always in the right place for creating powerful landscapes of planet earth. In a video released yesterday by the Canadian Space Agency, Hadfield demystifies his photographic process for capturing stunning landscapes of the planet from the International Space Station. [more]

“Life In Focus” Web Series Tells The Story Of Outdoor Photographers

Mike Wilkinson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:19:25 +0000

Tim Kemple has “always been an adventurer, an explorer, a climber”, but how did he make the transition into being a photographer? A new web mini-series from F-Stop Gear is setting out to tell the story of outdoor and adventure photographers. In this premier episode, Tim Kemple shares his background while running around the mountains in France, and he explains what it takes to capture images in those environments. [more]

Combine Multiple Exposures To Maximize a Landscape Photo’s Potential

Jaron Schneider — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:46:43 +0000

Ok so many of you will not be fond of this technique. That is totally your preference. But for those of you who like good HDR photos, the guys are PHLEARN show a method that will teach you a method to get faux-HDR final images that will make some of your images go from good to great. [more]

How to Shoot through Glass Without Reflections

Jerrit Pruyn — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:04:33 +0000

We all have been in the situation. A great shot pops up through a building, plane, train, maybe even a submarine window and you snag it. Only to see after that you got more of your reflection then the scene. Well photographer and web designer Michael Courier has a simple DIY project he discovered while preparing for a train trip.
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